You may be able to program your cable box remote to control your TV in addition to your cable box. When they initially set up your cable box they probably left a pamphlet giving you instructions on how to program your remote. I'm not sure why you can't change the TV channels manually but this may give you a work-around. Posted on Apr 26, 2009 Turn TV and receiver on with one button Press and hold {ENTER} to change TV input Get the power and convenience of the RC73 Genie Remote with any DIRECTV Receiver! The RC73 Universal Genie Remote for DIRECTV receivers is packed with features for a low price. The remote can be used to control any current DIRECTV receiver in IR mode. Quick Guide PG. 3_TV_QUICK GUIDE PDF_UVE142Q309_PG. 3_FINAL_RELEASE 3 See only the channels you watch most (you'll still see all channels in the Guide screen). 1 Press MENU and use the RIGHT ARROW to select Options.Use the DOWN ARROW to select Channel Options, and press OK. 2 Select Favorite Channels and press OK to see a list of all available channels. Missing channels on Sony TV If you're missing Freeview channels from your Sony guide, it's likely to be a result of a signal issue. Select Program Guide from the Try the next steps to see if we can pick up that channel. No. If you can't see it in the list, the channel may not be DIRECTV Remote Guide ON / OFF Turns both DIRECTV® Receiver and TV ON or OFF at the same time. (Remote must be programmed for TV. HD DVR Receiver still records when o? ). GUIDE Press once for On-Screen GUIDE . Press twice for programming grouped into categories. RECORD RECORD program now playing or highlighted in the On-Screen Guide Page 1 ES-G131541 English ?????? 35x10.5mm ???:; Page 3 Important Safety Instructions The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric